Patents by Inventor Kazuya Kitatani
Kazuya Kitatani has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20220337315Abstract: A communication system for transport means is provided, by which wireless communication is performed between the outside and the wireless communication environment in the transport means. Optical wireless communication is performed between a terminal device 2 and a light source device 3. A body ECU 4 connected to the light source device 3 by wired connection is further connected, by the wired connection, to a DCM 7 performing wireless communication with the outside. The light source device 3 and the body ECU 4 communicate with each other by power line communication. Accordingly, the light source device 3 sends and receives information between the outside via the body ECU 4 and the DCM 7. Thus, a vehicle communication system 1 that realizes wireless communication between the outside and the in-vehicle wireless communication environment (in-vehicle wireless communication environment configured including the terminal device 2 and the light source device 3) is built.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kaoru YOSHIDA, Shiori FURUTA, Kazuya KITATANI, Daiki HAYAKAWA
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Patent number: 11067289Abstract: A water receiving member is reduced in size and is therefore made difficult to visually recognize. A cooking device (1) includes a main body (11), a front door (12), and a waste receiving member (41). The front door (12) has a water droplet restraining part (33) provided on a lower portion of an inner surface of the front door (12) which inner surface faces the heating room (13). While the front door (12) is closed, the water droplet restraining part (33) protrudes diagonally downwardly or horizontally from the inner surface of the front door (12) toward a rear side of the main body (11).Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Hiroki Kitayama, Kazuya Kitatani, Masayuki Uno, Shinya Ueda, Masayuki Iwamoto
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Publication number: 20210088222Abstract: A water receiving member is reduced in size and is therefore made difficult to visually recognize. A cooking device (1) includes a main body (11), a front door (12), and a waste receiving member (41). The front door (12) has a water droplet restraining part (33) provided on a lower portion of an inner surface of the front door (12) which inner surface faces the heating room (13). While the front door (12) is closed, the water droplet restraining part (33) protrudes diagonally downwardly or horizontally from the inner surface of the front door (12) toward a rear side of the main body (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2017Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: HIROKI KITAYAMA, KAZUYA KITATANI, MASAYUKI UNO, SHINYA UEDA, MASAYUKI IWAMOTO
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Patent number: 10897102Abstract: A connector structure includes a connector body that includes wiring in an internal section; an opening of the connector body, the opening being positioned to overlap the wiring when being viewed in a predetermined direction, the opening communicating with the internal section; and a probe holding mechanism in the opening, the probe holding mechanism blocking up the opening. The probe holding mechanism is configured to have a probe inserted through the probe holding mechanism in the predetermined direction and is configured to, when the probe is inserted through the probe holding mechanism, deform and hold the probe.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kaoru Yoshida, Kazuya Kitatani, Ryutaro Yamazaki, Hiroki Keino, Keigo Takahashi
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Patent number: 10842310Abstract: The present invention provides a cooking device (1A) which, in a case where food items are cooked consecutively, makes the cooked food items uniform in condition. The cooking device (1A) includes an upper heater (17), a d lower heater (18), a steam supplying section (20), a temperature sensor (27), and a heating control section (31A). The heating control section (31A) controls, based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor (27), the operations of the upper heater (17) and the lower heater (18) so that the temperature in a cooking room (14) becomes equal to a given temperature. In a case where the time from the start of a cooking process to the end of the cooking process is divided into a preceding time period and a subsequent time period, the heating control section (31A) suspends the operations of the upper heater (17) and the lower heater (18) while the temperature in the cooking room (14) is higher than a given preceding target temperature (T1) during the preceding time period.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuya Kitatani, Masayuki Iwamoto, Manami Kobayashi, Rika Nozawa, Keisuke Morishita, Minoru Tanaka
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Publication number: 20190356080Abstract: A connector structure includes a connector body that includes wiring in an internal section; an opening of the connector body, the opening being positioned to overlap the wiring when being viewed in a predetermined direction, the opening communicating with the internal section; and a probe holding mechanism in the opening, the probe holding mechanism blocking up the opening. The probe holding mechanism is configured to have a probe inserted through the probe holding mechanism in the predetermined direction and is configured to, when the probe is inserted through the probe holding mechanism, deform and hold the probe.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kaoru YOSHIDA, Kazuya KITATANI, Ryutaro YAMAZAKI, Hiroki KEINO, Keigo TAKAHASHI
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Publication number: 20190059627Abstract: The present invention provides a cooking device (1A) which, in a case where food items are cooked consecutively, makes the cooked food items uniform in condition. The cooking device (1A) includes an upper heater (17), a d lower heater (18), a steam supplying section (20), a temperature sensor (27), and a heating control section (31A). The heating control section (31A) controls, based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor (27), the operations of the upper heater (17) and the lower heater (18) so that the temperature in a cooking room (14) becomes equal to a given temperature. In a case where the time from the start of a cooking process to the end of the cooking process is divided into a preceding time period and a subsequent time period, the heating control section (31A) suspends the operations of the upper heater (17) and the lower heater (18) while the temperature in the cooking room (14) is higher than a given preceding target temperature (T1) during the preceding time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: KAZUYA KITATANI, MASAYUKI IWAMOTO, MANAMI KOBAYASHI, RIKA NOZAWA, KEISUKE MORISHITA, MINORU TANAKA
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Publication number: 20180153335Abstract: A beverage preparation apparatus includes a liquid storage tank storing a liquid, a liquid supply path having one end connected to the liquid storage tank and the other end serving as a supply port, a heating device for heating the liquid in the liquid supply path, an agitation tank accommodating an agitation member agitating powders and the liquid supplied through the supply port, an agitation member drive portion rotationally driving the agitation member, and a control portion controlling the agitation member drive portion. The control portion rotationally drives the agitation member before supply of the liquid from the supply port to the agitation tank ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuaki SAKANE, Kazuya KITATANI, Nahoko SAKUMASU, Akihiro YOSHIDOME, Naozumi SUGIMOTO
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Publication number: 20170273496Abstract: A grating apparatus grates an object to be grated, and includes an upper mill including an upper mill grinding surface and an opening portion in a center of the upper mill grinding surface, a lower mill located below the upper mill and including a lower mill grinding surface abutting on the upper mill grinding surface, and a core at least partially located in the opening portion. The core includes a plate-shaped portion which rotates, and an engagement portion engaged with an object to be grated is provided in a peripheral end surface of the plate-shaped portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuya KITATANI, Hidekazu SHIMA
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Publication number: 20160302609Abstract: A beverage preparation apparatus prepares a beverage with a liquid and powders, and includes an agitation unit including an agitation blade which agitates the liquid and the powders and an agitation tank which accommodates the agitation blade, an agitation blade drive portion which rotationally drives the agitation blade, and a control portion which controls the agitation blade drive portion. The agitation blade has a central axis of rotation and is provided with a plurality of blade portions surrounding the central axis of rotation. The control portion controls the agitation blade drive portion so as to switch between forward rotation and reverse rotation of the agitation blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yasuaki SAKANE, Masayuki UNO, Kazuya KITATANI, Akihiro YOSHIDOME, Hidekazu SHIMA, Masaru MISUMI
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Publication number: 20160262567Abstract: A beverage preparation apparatus prepares a beverage by mixing and agitating tea leaves and hot water. In the beverage preparation apparatus, a heater representing one example of a heating mechanism heats water. As a motor for milling which implements a grating mechanism drives, a mill grates food. In the beverage preparation apparatus, as a time period TD has elapsed since start of heating by the heater, drive of the motor for milling is started.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2015Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Nahoko SAKUMASU, Kazuya KITATANI, Yasuaki SAKANE
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Patent number: 8926165Abstract: In an agitation mixing apparatus 51 which includes: a casing 52 having a flow path 56 in which a fluid flows; an agitator 53 which is disposed inside the casing 52 and includes a shaft 57 and a vane 58 mounted around the shaft 57; and a drive source 59, connected to the shaft 57, for vibrating the agitator 53 in an axial direction, grooves 71 are provided on an inner wall surface of the casing 52 at predetermined intervals in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2009Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masaki Ohtsuka, Kazuya Kitatani
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Publication number: 20110146653Abstract: Disclosed is a heating cooker (1) comprising a cooking chamber (12), a tray (13) inserted into the cooking chamber (12) in order to partition the cooking chamber inside into an upper space (12U) and a lower space (12D), an upper heater (14U) for heating the upper space (12U), a lower heater (14D) for heating the lower space (12D), an upper heater control device (21U) for controlling the output of the upper heater (14U), and a lower heater control device (21D) for controlling the output of the lower heater (14D). An upper heater temperature sensor (15U) is arranged in the upper space (12U), and a lower heater temperature sensor (15D) is disposed in the lower space (12D). A tray temperature sensor (15T) is disposed adjacent to the tray (13).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventor: Kazuya Kitatani
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Publication number: 20110026357Abstract: In an agitation mixing apparatus 51 which includes: a casing 52 having a flow path 56 in which a fluid flows; an agitator 53 which is disposed inside the casing 52 and includes a shaft 57 and a vane 58 mounted around the shaft 57; and a drive source 59, connected to the shaft 57, for vibrating the agitator 53 in an axial direction, grooves 71 are provided on an inner wall surface of the casing 52 at predetermined intervals in the axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Masaki Ohtsuka, Kazuya Kitatani
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Publication number: 20030057584Abstract: A preform is made by bundling up fibers, and then, immersed into a ceramic slurry to form a fiber compact. Then, a tansformable ceramic material is infiltrated into voids of the fiber compact to fabricate a ceramic based fiber-reinforced composite material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Applicant: Hiroshima UniversityInventors: Makoto Yoshida, Hideharu Fukunaga, Gen Sasaki, Kenya Nagahisa, Kazuya Kitatani